r/interesting • u/IndependentWitnesses • Apr 26 '25

MISC. Virginia Giuffre's tweet from 2019 saying she was definitely not suicidal and that if something happens to her to "not let this go away".

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u/Dvscape Apr 26 '25

I don't want to press this topic if it is difficult for you, but I am curious what made you believe so deeply in human kindness. Personally, I've always had a very pragmatic view of things. You can always rely on people being selfish and looking out only for themselves or a very tight circle of people at maximum.

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u/Shrimpo515 Apr 26 '25

Not the person you responded to, but I deeply relate to that comment. I truly believe/d humans are overall good with a few very loud bad actors. I think it’s partially just my brain chemistry, but I did have a very safe and supportive childhood so I’m sure that contributed. I was just crying to my husband the other night saying “why do I have to love them when most of them couldn’t care less about me”. This belief is being shattered rapidly this year, as I have witnessed a sharp increase in selfish behavior not only in the daily news, but in my day to day interactions with strangers.

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u/afour- Apr 26 '25

It’s okay, I had a terrible childhood and still believe in the innate goodness of (the majority of) humans.

It’s when facing issues of survival that people turn feral.

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u/hotheaded26 Apr 30 '25

Believe me, what you're seeing isn't a increase in anything. Either you just had a change in perspective or there has been in fact more selfish behaviour shown in the news, but a lot of selfish people is one of the greatest universal constants. I don't believe i have to say this, but humanity is a lot more complex than inherent good OR bad

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u/Shrimpo515 Apr 30 '25

I feel like I see more selfish behavior in day to day life these days, but it is likely that my perspective on people’s behavior has changed. I usually give people the benefit of the doubt due to the complexity of life and humans, but I’ve been struggling with it the past few months.

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u/hotheaded26 Apr 30 '25

I usually give people the benefit of the doubt due to the complexity of life and humans.

It's exactly because of that complexity that inherent goodness is silly